Punching The Clown

– A satirical songwriter comes to Los Angeles and puts his life's work in jeopardy...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 31 Minutes
Release Year:
2009
Punching the Clown (2009)

A satirical songwriter comes to Los Angeles and puts his life's work in jeopardy.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Punching the Clown (2009) - Trailer

Release Date:

22 Oct 2010

Language:

English

Director:

Gregori Viens

Writer:

Henry Phillips, Gregori Viens

Main Actors:

Henry Phillips, Ellen Ratner, Wade Kelley, Matthew Walker

Plot:

Winner of the Audience Award at the Slamdance Film Festival, this realistic comedy tells the story of Henry Phillips, a hapless modern day troubadour who grinds his way through the heartland, living out of his car and singing his twisted satirical songs to anyone who will listen. After a booking mishap involving a Christian fund raiser, he decides he's hit rock bottom. Seeking to shake things up, he moves to L.A. where his luck changes overnight. Thanks less to his inept manager than to a wild case of mistaken identity, he falls backwards into a string of packed gigs, a record deal and even the promise of love. But he who lives by the whimsy of show business dies by it, and reality hits him like a fist in the face: an innocent miscommunication over a bagel brands him a neo-Nazi in the world of tabloid journalism. Luckily, somewhere between rock bottom and nowhere lies the perfect terrain for his dark and hilarious songs.

Awards:

1 win.

Production:

Level 33 Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
Metacritic:
62%